Home > Neurologic Disease > Epilepsy Surgery in Children Get the Flash Player to see this player. Rate: (Click the stars to rate) Published on Nov 23, 2008 by NWetjen, Views: 1180 For children with epilepsy that is refractory to medical therapy, surgical treatment can be an option. Dr. Nicholas Wetjen, a pediatric neurosurgeon at the Mayo Clinic, discusses the surgical treatment of epilepsy in children.